Killoran ( ga, Mac Giolla Luaighrinn) is a

surname In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...

of Irish origin meaning ''son of a devotee of (Saint) Luaighreann''. Spelling variations include; Mac Killoran, Gilloran,

Gilleran Dermot Gilleran is an Irish cyclist. He won the Rás Tailteann in 1982. Career Dermot Gilleran won the Rás Tailteann Rás Tailteann (; "Tailteann Race"), often shortened to the Rás, is an annual international cycling stage race, held in ...

, O'Giollarain. It could also come from the

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''Cill Luaighrinn'', in this case meaning ''church of Luaighrinn''.

People with this surname

Niall Killoran is a Japanese footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for TIAMO Hirakata. He also holds Irish citizenship. Career Killoran made his professional debut for Tokyo Verdy on 26 July 2014, playing the full ninety minutes in a 1–1 draw with Matsumot ...

, (born 1992), Irish-Japanese footballer *

Colin Killoran is a Japanese football player for Vonds Ichihara. Club career Killoran is a product of Tokyo Verdy's youth system, first entering the club as a ten-year-old. He was a member of the All Japan club youth tournament winning team in 2010. On 8 ...

(born 1992), Irish-Japanese footballer *

Paddy Killoran Patrick J. Killoran (1903–1965) was an Irish traditional fiddle player, bandleader and recording artist. He is regarded, along with James Morrison and Michael Coleman, as one of the finest exponents of the south Sligo fiddle style in the "gol ...

(1904–1965), Irish musician *

Patrick Killoran Patrick James Killoran,by the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community in Queensland, (1922–2010) was a Queensland the head of that state's Department of Aboriginal and Islander Affairs. He worked as Protector of Islanders on Thursday Is ...

(died 2010), Australian public servant {{surname Anglicised Irish-language surnames